[he doesn't have a way of knowing, really, when people smile; there are indications in a voice that give clues, and there's enough of one that he picks up on, now, to bring a tug at one of the corners of his mouth in return. as he hears the fabric of her robe brush against her skin and fall away, along with her steady heartbeat and the movement of the water as she steps into it, matt's posture is open and his attention is focused.
so he's able to track the shift in her heartbeat at the moment it happens — the jump that's as sharp as the word that escapes her.
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so he's able to track the shift in her heartbeat at the moment it happens — the jump that's as sharp as the word that escapes her.
his head tilts.]
Different how?